St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
| St. Patrick's College (Silverstream) | |
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Sectare Fidem ("Hold Fast to your Faith")
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| Address | |
| 207 Fergusson Drive Silverstream New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°8′41.84″S 175°0′46.80″E / 41.1449556°S 175.0130000°ECoordinates: 41°8′41.84″S 175°0′46.80″E / 41.1449556°S 175.0130000°E |
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| Type | Integrated Boys Secondary (Years 9-13) (Catholic) |
| Established | 1931; 86 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 252 |
| Rector | Gerard Tully |
| School roll | 709(July 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8 |
| Founded by | The Society of Mary, NZ. |
| Website | www |
St Patrick's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' day and boarding Secondary School located in Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. It was established by the Society of Mary (Marists) in 1931 when the original St Patrick's College, Wellington (established 1885) was intended to be moved to a larger site more suited to a boarding school. In fact both Colleges survived and today share not only a common history, motto and spirit but also a good natured rivalry and competition in many endeavours. Silverstreamers refer to the mother school simply as 'Town'.
The Silverstream College, quite often referred to simply by the suburb title or 'stream', is situated in 7 hectares of grounds between the Hutt River and the Silverstream Railway Station close to the suburbs of Silverstream and Heretaunga. As an integrated school, St Patrick's College is funded by the Society of Mary, Catholic Schools Board Limited and the New Zealand Government.
In the 1980s, St Patrick's record was marred by a member of staff being involved in incidents of sexual abuse involving students. Reports of this sexual abuse were allegedly suppressed by the school Marist priests.
At its foundation much of the original College was transferred from the Wellington site including many of the Marist teachers, much of the memorabilia and the College colours. The brother Colleges today share an Old Boys' Association in recognition of their common heritage. School sports teams have enjoyed success in Rugby union, cricket and athletics. Football, hockey and basketball are popular winter sports at the college. Over the years of the College it has evolved from being primarily a boarding school into a largely day school with a small boarding facility. This demographic shift has resulted from several pressures including the huge increase in number of residents in the local area. In more recent years it has been necessary to cap the roll and introduce an enrolment scheme to ensure an equitable educational outcome for all local pupils. The College celebrated its 75th Jubilee in 2006.
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